Peter Schmuck's Orioles midseason report card

CaptionChris Davis

Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun

If someone can find any reason to mark this guy down, please write. He just tied the all-time record for home runs by the All-Star break and has 93 RBIs. Go back and see how many of the last 15 years that would have led the club for the entire season. Just to drive home the point, in the...

If someone can find any reason to mark this guy down, please write. He just tied the all-time record for home runs by the All-Star break and has 93 RBIs. Go back and see how many of the last 15 years that would have led the club for the entire season. Just to drive home the point, in the... (Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun)

Remember a couple of months ago when everybody wondered if he was ever going to start hitting? Well, he did, and he was in the starting lineup at the All-Star Game. Oh, we of little faith. Hardy is so steady at shortstop that it shouldn't matter what he does at the plate, but he does a lot and...

Remember a couple of months ago when everybody wondered if he was ever going to start hitting? Well, he did, and he was in the starting lineup at the All-Star Game. Oh, we of little faith. Hardy is so steady at shortstop that it shouldn't matter what he does at the plate, but he does a lot and... (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)

The kid looks so cool and calm all the time that we've already forgotten that he hasn¿t been in the majors for a year yet. Everybody knew he was a major talent, but who could have predicted that he would spend most of the first half on pace to set the single-season doubles record and right...

The kid looks so cool and calm all the time that we've already forgotten that he hasn¿t been in the majors for a year yet. Everybody knew he was a major talent, but who could have predicted that he would spend most of the first half on pace to set the single-season doubles record and right... (Karl Merton Ferron, Baltimore Sun)

The Energizer Bunny has nothing on this guy. Roberts kept going and going in spite of several years of debilitating injuries and finally has re-established himself in the Orioles' starting lineup. He gets props for persistence and has shown flashes of the old Brian over the past couple of weeks...

The Energizer Bunny has nothing on this guy. Roberts kept going and going in spite of several years of debilitating injuries and finally has re-established himself in the Orioles' starting lineup. He gets props for persistence and has shown flashes of the old Brian over the past couple of weeks... (Algerina Perna, Baltimore Sun)

Last year's Rule 5 experiment is no longer immune to being sent down to the minor leagues, but he still has spent most of the first half in Baltimore and did a pretty good job holding the fort at second base until Roberts returned to the lineup. He has shown occasional pop at the plate (6...

Last year's Rule 5 experiment is no longer immune to being sent down to the minor leagues, but he still has spent most of the first half in Baltimore and did a pretty good job holding the fort at second base until Roberts returned to the lineup. He has shown occasional pop at the plate (6... (Gene Sweeney Jr., Baltimore Sun)

The 2013 season is well past its mathematical halfway point, but that can't be helped. The All-Star break still is considered the traditional midpoint in the season, so you'll just have to multiply everybody's quantitative stats by a factor of 1.69 to project them over a full 162-game season....